Globalization, nationalism and World Heritage: Interpreting Luang Prabang

Authors: Long, Colin; Sweet, Jonathan

Source: South East Asia Research, Volume 14, Number 3, November 2006 , pp. 445-469(25)

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Abstract:

This paper examines the interpretation of the World Heritage city Luang Prabang (the former royal capital of Laos), investigating the relationships between the goals and strategies of international organizations such as UNESCO and the priorities of the Lao state. Refuting the idea that the World Heritage system represents a form of cultural globalization, the authors instead suggest that there is a marked convergence of the interests of international heritage bodies managing World Heritage and the Lao authorities anxious to portray a particular vision of national identity through selective recognition of cultural heritage locations.

Keywords: NATIONALISM; CULTURAL HERITAGE; GLOBALIZATION; LAOS; LUANG PRABANG

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000006778881564

Publication date: 2006-11-01

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South East Asia Research publishes articles based on original research or fieldwork on all aspects of South East Asia within the disciplines of archaeology, art history, economics, geography, history, language and literature, law, music, political science, social anthropology and religious studies. This peer-reviewed journal is published four times per year by IP Publishing in cooperation with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). SOAS is the leading centre in this field in Europe and one of the most prestigious centres of South East Asian Studies in the world.
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